Andrea Laurion

1 week ago | vermontpublic.org | Mitch Wertlieb |Jon Ehrens |Andrea Laurion

A new book, Quebec's Eastern Townships and the World: A Region and Its Global Connections, shines a light on the culture, history, and natural beauty found in the area known as the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

1 week ago | vermontpublic.org | Andrea Laurion |Liam Elder-Connors |Adiah Gholston

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2 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

Celebrated cartoonist Harry Bliss has been drawing for The New Yorker since 1997. He’s published more than 25 books for children and collaborated on two books with comedian and actor Steve Martin. His syndicated comic, Bliss, appears in newspapers across the U.S. and Canada. Bliss is also a well-known lover of dogs, and four-legged friends feature heavily in his work.

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Mikaela Lefrak |Andrea Laurion

Vermont Edition is launching a new series, featuring intimate conversations with noteworthy Vermonters right in their own living rooms. It’s called Vermont Edition At Home. For the first installment, Mikaela Lefrak went to the Middlebury home of François Clemmons.. Clemmons is best known for playing Officer Clemmons on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Clemmons discusses how he came to embrace his Blackness, his homosexuality, and his desire to be a performer.

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Andrea Laurion

This year's Vermont Poetry Out Loud winner, Winooski High School junior Mapenzi Selemani, has a suggestion for those who are nervous about public speaking: Take your time. "Stage fright is real!" she said. Poetry Out Loud is a nationwide high school competition. It starts on the local level with classroom recitations of poems and sonnets. From there, students move on to state-level competitions.